Daniel schustek and herbert l



No. 750,900. PATENTED FEB. 2, 1904.

D. SGHUSTEK & H. L. ANDREWS. V

LEG FOR FURNITURE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 17, 1902. N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented February 2, 1904.

PATENT FFICE.

DANIEL SGHUSTEK A'ND HERBERT L. ANDREIVS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; SAIDSCHUSTEK ASSIGNOR TO SAID ANDREWS.

LEG FOR FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 750,900, dated February2, 1904.

Application filed May17, 1902. Serial No. 107,745. N odem To all whom itmay concern Be it known that we, DANIEL ScHUsTEK and HERBERT L. ANDREWS,of Chicago, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Legs for Furniture, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in legs for furniture, and refersmore specifically to an improved furniture-leg wherewith is combined adetachable foot-piece.

The object of the invention is to provide a furniture-leg which isformed of wire or rod metal constructed to terminate in a loop and tocombine with the loop a filling-block constituting a caster or cushionsupport and to provide in a device of this character a simple andeconomical construction which may be readily applied and detached andwhich when assembled presents an ornamental and finished appearance.

To the above ends the invention consists in the matters hereinafterdescribed, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims, andthe invention will be more readily understood from the description byreference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, and inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation of the foot portion of afurniture-leg embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the upper casting memberdetached, and Fig. 4 is an upper or inside face View of the lower casting. Figs. 5 and 6 represent in side elevation and in partially-verticalsection a modified form of foot in which a cushion-block is substitutedfor the caster construction hereinbefore described.

Referring to said figures, l designates as a whole the lower portion ofa furniture-leg formed of wire'or rod metal twisted together in suchmanner as to form at its terminal end a loop 2 of generally oval outlineand bent to stand at such angle to the main body of the leg as to standin a substantially horizontal plane when the leg is in vits normalupright position.

3 and 4 respectively designate two cast or forged members, whichtogether form a filling-piece which occupies the loop 2 and also providea suitable means of attaching to the foot a caster 5 or otherfloor-engaging support. Describing said members 3 and 4 in detail, theupper member 3 is desirably made convex and ornamental at its upperside, as indicated at 6, is conformed in the general outline to theshape of the loop 2, and is provided at its periphery with an undercutgroove 7 parti-circular in cross-section and adapted to receive theupper side of the loop, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 3. The end ofsaid member which extends adjacent to the main body of the leg ispreferably and as shown herein extended upwardly along the leg a shortdistance, as indicated at 8, for the purpose both of more securelyholding the casting in position and also of giving a better finish tothe foot as a whole. Upon the under side of the member 3 and within thearea bounded by the loop 2 said member is provided with suitable meansfor securing the member, which is adapted to rest directly upon thefloor, such member in the present instance being the caster 5, althoughobviously it might be a foot-cushion. I/Vhen constructed to receive acaster, as shown herein, said member 8 is provided with dependingparallel lugs or cars 8, transversely apertured, as indicated at 9, toreceive the trunnions 10 of the caster, which is of ordinaryconstruction.

In order to enable the parts to be assembled, the trunnion 10 of thecaster is made in the form of a removable pin, which after insertion isslightly upset or riveted to retain it in place.

The lower member 4 serves as a cooperating clamping member to enable theupper memher 3 to be secured in position. To this end said lower memberis constructed to underlie the heel portion only of the loop, being tothis end of forked shape and provided in its upper surface, at the sidesof the forks thereof, with parti-circular grooves 11, which registerwith the corresponding portions of the loop. In order to more securelyhold the two members 3 and 4 against movement, the lower member is alsoextended upwardly along the main portion of the leg a short distance, asindicated at 12, and a clamping bolt or screw 13 is inserted through theextension portions 8 and 12 of the two members. The bolt shown herein isa screw-bolt held in position by means of a nut 14:, and in order toform a smooth finish the under surface of the lower member at iscountersunk or provided with a recess 15 to receive the nut, said recessbeing made rectangular, so as to confine the nut against rotation, andthus facilitate the insertion of the bolt. The two members 3 and f areso constructed as to nearly, but not quite, meet each other within theloop, so that when the bolt is inserted and screwed home the blockmembers will be held in clamped and rigid engagement with the loop.

The device as thus constructed forms a neat, ornamental, and reliableconstruction which may be readily applied and detached at will andserves to support the caster or other footpiece accurately and reliablyin position.

In Figs. 5 and 6 we have shown a modification in which a cushion-block16 is substituted in lieu of the caster construction heretoforedescribed. In this construction the cushionblock consists of anapproximately cylindric block of any suitable materialsuch as rul ber,wood or the like-which is provided near its upper end with acircumferential groove 17, adapted to partially receive the embracingportion of the loop 2 throughout somewhat more than one-half itscircumference and to receive at its rear side the forked and interveningcurved edge 18 of the clamping-block 4d. The upper casting member orblock 3' is constructed in general the same as the block 3, hereinbeforedescribed; but instead of being provided with a central dependingportion to support the caster it is in the present instance recessedupon its under side or may be hollow, as indicated at 3", to indicatethe upper end portion 18 of the cushion-block 16. In order to seat theblock member 3 accurately within the loop, it is provided at itsperiphery with a particircular groove which receives a portion of theinner circumference of the loop 2 of the foot, as best indicated at 19in Fig. 6. I

In the present instance the interengagement of the block members 3 and 4is such that the clamping action is brought upon the cushion-block 16,and to this end the member 3 is provided at its under side with a heelportion or lug-like extension 20, having at its lower side an inclinedface 21, with which cooperates the correspondingly-inclined end 22 ofthe block 4'. The face 21 and the interfitting face 22 are inclinedoutwardly and downwardly with reference to the axis of the clamping-bolt13, so that as the block 1 is drawn upwardly bysaid bolt the forkedlower end of the block is caused to advance relatively to thecushion-block 16 and to thereby clamp the latter between said forked endand the opposing part of the loop 2.

It will be obvious from the foregoing description that the details ofconstruction may be modified to a certain extent without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

o claim as our invention 1. In combination with a metal furniture-legterminating in a loop, a pair of block members forming afilling-blockforsaid loop, said block members being constructed to cover andunderlie, respectively, the top and under side of said loop, andseverally provided with peripheral loop-engaging recesses, and a boltsecuring said members together, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a metal furniture-leg terminating in a loop, apair of block members forming a filling-block for said loop, one of saidblock members being constructed to cover the upper side of the loop andextend upwardly along that portion of the leg contiguous to the loop,and the opposite member being constructed to embrace the heel portion ofthe under side of the loop and extend upwardly a distance along thecontinuous lug portion and made forked at its end opposite saidlug-embracing portion, whereby the principal portion of the under sideof the loop is left unobstructed to receive the legsupport, for thepurpose set forth.

3. In combination with a metal furniture-leg terminating in a loop, apair of block members forming a filling for said loop, one of said blockmembers covering the upper side of said loop and projectingtherethrough, the other of said block members engaging the under side ofsaid loop, and means whereby said block members are held in rigidengagement with the opposite sides of said loop.

1. In combination witha metal furniture-leg terminating in a loop, afilling member overlying and covering said loop and having peripheralengagement therewith, and an opposed clamping member engaging the underside of the loop and connected with said overlying member.

5. In combination with a metal furniture-leg terminating in a loop, afilling member extending within and having peripheral engagement withsaid loop, an underlying, marginally-grooved, clamping member secured tothe heel of said loop and associated with said filling member wherebythe latter is held in operative position.

DANIEL SCHUSTEK. HERBERT L. ANDREWVS. *itnesses:

ALBERT H. GRAVES, FREDERICK O. Goonwnv.

